Sunday, September 7
17:00 Welcoming evening with dinner at professor Erkki Sutinen’s home in Joensuu (address: Vanamokatu 2, in the corner of Tulliportinkatu and Vanamokatu)
21:00 Bus to Mekrijärvi Research station, leaving directly from welcoming dinner
22:00 Arrival at Mekrijärvi
Monday, September 8 (Mekrijärvi Research Station)
9.00-9:30 Opening Erkki Sutinen & Mikko Vesisenaho
9.30-10.15 Keynote: prof. Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, Royal Holloway, University of London
Title: "ICT4D - where next?" (Presentation)
Much has been written about ICT4D. What new can PhD students say? This address explores three aspects of the creation of a critical ICT4D: first, it draws on material from a forthcoming book to summarise a framework for thinking about ICT4D; second it examines four areas where further high quality research is required, focusing on the definition of needs, building on indigenous practices, addressing sustainability, and designing accessible systems; and third, it reflects on the difficulties faced by PhD students in delivering truly critical research for a PhD
10.20-12.00 Thematic session 1 (chair prof. Tim Unwin) each presenter in thematic sessions have 15 min for presentation and should leave 5 min for questions.
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Edephonce N. Nfuka, Stockholm University |
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Marilla Palmen, University of Kuopio
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Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi, DSV-Stockholm University |
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Niels Peter Nielsen, University of London |
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13.00-13.10 IPID information (Gudrun Wicander)
13.10-14.50 Thematic session 2 (chair Isabella Rega)
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Nelson Godfried Agyemang, University of Pretoria |
A Sustainability Framework for Advanced ICT Education in a Developing country |
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Tersia Gowases, University of Joensuu |
Impacts of Higher Education Institutions of an Information Society |
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Joseph M Longino, Lappeenranta University of Technology |
Evaluation of Implementation of BSc IT curriculum at Tumaini University |
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Haider Abbas, Asad Raza, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
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Carolina Islas, University of Joensuu |
Playing and Sharing knowledge through the use of portable devices, formally known as Mobile Phones |
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15.10-16.30 Thematic session 3 (chair Clint Rogers)
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Pieter Joubert, University of Pretoria |
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Tuija Tiihonen, HIS-unit, University of Kuopio |
Socio-technical IS context in Organizations - How to Figure it? |
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Marcus Duveskog, University of Joensuu |
Development of Digital HIV/AIDS Learning material based on Tanzanian students real life stories |
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Kari Valkama, Helsinki University |
Sustainable development on language tools / Usability of language tools |
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17.30-18.30 Development workshop I: Innovations (prof. Erkki Sutinen)
social activities (Sight seeing and/or smoke sauna)
Tuesday, September 9 (Mekrijärvi Research Station / University of Joensuu, main campus in Joensuu)
9.00-9.45 Keynote: prof. Seugnet Blignaut, North West University, South Africa
Title: ICT development in South Africa, a comparison between Finland and South Africa using SITES 2006 project data (Presentation)
10.00-12.00 Thematic session 4 10.30-12 (chair prof. Seugnet Blignaut.)
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Raimo Haapakorpi, Tumaini University |
Directing the IT department at Tumaini University in Tanzania. |
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Ismael Peña López, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya |
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Henrik Hanson, Peter Mozelius, Florence N Kivunike |
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Florence Kivunike, PhD Student, DSV-Stockholm University |
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Okon Uduak, Royal Holloway, University of London |
Communicative Ecology in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: Findings from the field study |
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Postma Louise, North West University |
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13.00-14.30 Thematic session 5 (chair prof. Matti Tedre)
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Andrew Mollel, University of Joensuu |
The legal and regulatory framework for ICT in developing countries |
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Clint Rogers & Temtim Assefa, University of Joensuu |
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David Hollow, University of London |
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Choi Chul Jin |
Smart Environments using Wireless Sensor Networks in Developing Countries |
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15.00-16.20 Thematic session 6 & remarks (chair prof. Tim Unwin)
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Gudrun Wicander, Karlstadt University |
The Use of Mobile Telephones as a Tool for Capture Statistical Data |
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Ugo Vallauri. University of London |
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Laine Teemu |
Contextual Mathematics Through Pervasive M-Learning Technologies for Developing Countries. |
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Joseph Kizito Bada, Makerere University/University of Joensuu |
16.20-16.40 Concluding Remarks
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17.30 Bus back to Joensuu
19-22 Reception where ICT4D and business field can meet each other: representatives from industry, business, policy, NGO and academic field
Rector Perttu Vartiainen will be opening the evening reception that will take place in the Theatre restaurant. The reception is sponsored by Joensuu municipality.
To the main page of the symposium
Contact / Organizing chairs: Professor Erkki Sutinen & Assistant Professor Mikko Vesisenaho, erkki.sutinen(at)cs.joensuu.fi, mikko.vesisenaho(at)cs.joensuu.fi, +358 13 251 7982, +358 400 429493
updated September 4, 2008 [md]
